Philippine Daily Inquirerhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?newspaper=philippine+daily+inquirer&cid=1109Philippine Daily Inquirer rss feed2018-05-242018-05-245/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: SENATE, HOUSE PANELS OK NAT’L ID SYSTEMFRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=f5842d20-8f4d-45fe-817c-87471d5cd098&key=1RohUUc6Tw5pfNkUFND7Dg%3d%3d&feed=rssAs early as this year, Filipinos will be carrying national identification cards with their personal data that can serve as proof of identity in transacting with the government and the private sector.&nbsp;Having a national ID card won’t be compulsory, but...5/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: Court sends 10 frat men to Manila jailFRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=9a1dd938-ddee-4eea-89a2-e44cf0ae94ef&key=O8qOVeHTmMj1N2pNpEY3vQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="The accused in the September 2017 fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas law freshman Horacio “Atio” Castillo III “cried” on Tuesday night after being informed of their transfer from the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Manila..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=46594457-ad6a-4c3b-8059-1f2eb143c4e1&scale=80&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=bgseFS%2fCzxmfwa8iVkRKzw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>The accused in the September 2017 fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas law freshman Horacio “Atio” Castillo III “cried” on Tuesday night after being informed of their transfer from the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Manila...5/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: Rockets tie series with Warriors, 2-2FRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=ee7cce3b-ce01-47d7-a04a-4f61469769e8&key=ZDkiizBQyXGbCERfb%2fLMSQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="James Harden willed Houston in rallying from an early double-digit deficit on Tuesday before the Rockets pulled out a 95-92 win over Golden State that tied their NBA Western Conference finals, 2-2. Harden scored 30 points and Chris Paul added 27 as the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=e1a21a49-4a29-4e91-ac97-3bc9619e37e0&scale=80&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=pEbwDYOgXnWCD%2bfpaNGsgg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>James Harden willed Houston in rallying from an early double-digit deficit on Tuesday before the Rockets pulled out a 95-92 win over Golden State that tied their NBA Western Conference finals, 2-2. Harden scored 30 points and Chris Paul added 27 as the...5/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: OBESITY A MASSIVE GLOBAL PROBLEMFRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=9ea15e03-3768-44cc-b7b0-33268346d5c8&key=1CAqyLm6Tjf7OJWrV0i%2fwA%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Eating healthy foods and burning unwanted calories can help the world avoid a hefty problem.&nbsp;Almost a quarter of the global population will be obese 27 years from now, researchers said on Wednesday, warning of the mounting medical bill.&nbsp;If current..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=7cf1c44c-33dc-4121-900f-84d8e4f8f2a4&scale=95&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=67TMXQiYT2cd1qgJiX2B1Q%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Eating healthy foods and burning unwanted calories can help the world avoid a hefty problem.&nbsp;Almost a quarter of the global population will be obese 27 years from now, researchers said on Wednesday, warning of the mounting medical bill.&nbsp;If current...5/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: Risky hunt for oil in South China SeaFRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=f5407bfd-b852-465e-b3a1-56dc1352de08&key=BAQaiQt4T6skCh%2f8BHgVRg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Some oil blocks off Vietnam’s sprawling coastline fall within an area of the South China Sea demarcated by China’s “nine-dash line.” Vietnam’s foreign ministry asserted the blocks were “entirely under Vietnamese sovereignty and jurisdiction.” China’s..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=bfbe5c6e-d7c3-46d4-8703-15afc8e7d53b&scale=80&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=aQLF5rk3sLoA96kfctKfMw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Some oil blocks off Vietnam’s sprawling coastline fall within an area of the South China Sea demarcated by China’s “nine-dash line.” Vietnam’s foreign ministry asserted the blocks were “entirely under Vietnamese sovereignty and jurisdiction.” China’s...5/24/2018: FRONT PAGE: Inquirer to launch ‘Best Desserts’ 4FRONT PAGEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=1&article=3a4b4b9a-93b2-4301-90e1-74512d454448&key=P7xbS3URmz16kEmi4mpSXg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Book 4 of the best-selling “Inquirer Lifestyle Best Desserts” series will be unveiled on May 28 at SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, with a gathering of over 120 of the country’s top commercial and home bakers—with free samples of..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=3d8d8280-ea43-4d09-be70-866f7deddfb8&scale=80&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=y2N6kZp%2fOdOOqNNP1ffkqw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Book 4 of the best-selling “Inquirer Lifestyle Best Desserts” series will be unveiled on May 28 at SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, with a gathering of over 120 of the country’s top commercial and home bakers—with free samples of...5/24/2018: NEWS: THIS DOUBLE-DUTY DIABETES DRUG SAVES LIVESNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=3&article=1211d39c-7b29-4b80-8ed3-0c90e9fd886a&key=A3t2lszxu1OxX%2bGK5jNT%2fQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Diabetes seems to have more than its fair share of challenges, when compared to other diseases. “Treating diabetes is expensive. Curiously, the lowest cost care is prevention, early detection, and early treatment to minimize complications,” observes..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=7b2353d6-fccf-4dfa-863f-06962dcd81df&scale=40&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=UDt8e%2bvli52lC7jweh2t7Q%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Diabetes seems to have more than its fair share of challenges, when compared to other diseases. “Treating diabetes is expensive. Curiously, the lowest cost care is prevention, early detection, and early treatment to minimize complications,” observes...5/24/2018: NEWS: ‘Lawless violence’ maybe ground for MLNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=3&article=566f9dfd-5353-4065-9e9d-71b0146e83b7&key=4LLKByAzl2TPQRU%2fsHYXjw%3d%3d&feed=rssA “series of attacks” mounted by communist insurgents may justify placing the entire country under martial law, raising a specter reminiscent of the Marcos-era military rule.&nbsp;Members of the consultative committee created by President Duterte to...5/24/2018: NEWS: ABAS GETS CA NOD AS COMELEC CHAIR, VOWS TO INHIBIT SELF FROM BBL PLEBISCITENEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=3&article=1dd845ab-45e6-49e3-83fc-6be7b94504a3&key=pJhw6uAAnJogRDIgsxA%2bTQ%3d%3d&feed=rssThe Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed Commissioner Sheriff Abas as the new chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), almost six months after he was appointed by President Duterte.&nbsp;The Comelec said Abas’ confirmation came at...5/24/2018: NEWS: CHARTER REVIEWERS: TOP ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST HAVE COLLEGE DEGREENEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=3&article=25f732fe-d3d6-4387-b5f8-72d139893e1c&key=4PCVllY35uAZToL77dq4qA%3d%3d&feed=rssThe likes of former President Joseph Estrada and Sen. Manny Pacquiao will have no place in the proposed federal government.&nbsp;The consultative committee tasked by President Duterte to introduce changes in the 1987 Constitution has approved the proposal...5/24/2018: NEWS: DUTERTE TELLS DRUG SUSPECTS TO STAY IN JAIL IF THEY WANT TO LIVE LONGERNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=4&article=9bbbc3fd-d49b-440f-81f7-fd9886b8ef8b&key=a3uZ7P3ZQFCAeluTyQg%2fLQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="In his latest threat in his bloody antidrug campaign, President Duterte warned people in Cebu province who had enriched themselves by trading illegal drugs to find a way to be arrested and stay in jail if they wanted to live longer.&nbsp;The President..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=93ea587a-32d2-471a-ad94-300ba4f51d88&scale=59&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=drPvNj%2fgDUPFNbJaLFgrZg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>In his latest threat in his bloody antidrug campaign, President Duterte warned people in Cebu province who had enriched themselves by trading illegal drugs to find a way to be arrested and stay in jail if they wanted to live longer.&nbsp;The President...5/24/2018: NEWS: ABU DAR EMERGES AS NEW MAUTE GROUP LEADER–AFPNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=4&article=d3288750-6b98-45f2-a831-8e687dd9d6ad&key=kyi91KDaNFMVb%2fXjQY5bcg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Owayda Benito Marohombsar is not your typical battle-hardened militant, but the military suspects he now leads the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute group, which plotted the siege of Marawi City a year ago.&nbsp;A native of Pagayawan, a fifth-class town of..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=ba24a31b-3cce-4088-b31c-192afb314bb4&scale=121&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=aR%2bCybPo7FRX9NgdKmZWNw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Owayda Benito Marohombsar is not your typical battle-hardened militant, but the military suspects he now leads the Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute group, which plotted the siege of Marawi City a year ago.&nbsp;A native of Pagayawan, a fifth-class town of...5/24/2018: NEWS: DOF: Gov’t cannot suspend fuel excise taxes under TRAINNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=5&article=55aeb85b-5737-4342-b9eb-14d1c7ca7618&key=P6G5%2bcqBaqzQ7x1GmK3LTg%3d%3d&feed=rssThe Department of Finance (DOF) clarified on Wednesday that the government, under the new tax reform law, can only suspend further tax rate increases, not stop the collection of excise tax, when fuel prices hit $80 a barrel.&nbsp;Presidential spokesperson...5/24/2018: NEWS: IMMIGRATION BOARD REAFFIRMS ORDER: SISTER FOX MUST LEAVE PHNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=5&article=eb943a1f-57c8-4253-bb78-e0f02de757d0&key=v54trER9Uww%2fxhINS87ZtA%3d%3d&feed=rssThe Bureau of Immigration has reaffirmed its order forfeiting the missionary visa of Australian nun Patricia Fox and ordering her to leave the country within 30 days.&nbsp;In a statement on Wednesday, the bureau said its board of commissioners had denied...5/24/2018: NEWS: IN THE KNOW: Excise TaxNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=5&article=82305b56-3f76-4f05-a861-040a459e587c&key=4yTWgwAa84AFbjuoc%2f9JVA%3d%3d&feed=rssproduction, except for indigenous petroleum, locally extracted natural gas and liquefied natural gas which shall be paid by the first buyer or transferee for local sale, barter or transfer. Excise taxes apply to goods manufactured or produced in the...5/24/2018: NEWS: Military caught unprepared in battle with terroristsNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=6&article=591c4a78-d1bf-4816-8fd7-03ce3feca5b1&key=QhiS918znXljAhGkxyc5ww%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="MARAWI CITY— The fivemonth campaign to retake Marawi City from gunmen loyal to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group last year introduced the Armed Forces of the Philippines to urban warfare, which had caught by surprise even its battle-hardened..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=9a2cf48e-c055-4e4d-89eb-036f8859e326&scale=39&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=bZwVLkatd%2bQi3BZZcj%2fNKg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>MARAWI CITY— The fivemonth campaign to retake Marawi City from gunmen loyal to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group last year introduced the Armed Forces of the Philippines to urban warfare, which had caught by surprise even its battle-hardened...5/24/2018: NEWS: BE PATIENT, GOV’T ASKS MARAWI FOLKNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=6&article=42e88b2e-f7a5-4cd3-8eb7-1aa5b97fff4c&key=34pdZUHghcDppzFZ4%2fDLHw%3d%3d&feed=rssThe government on Wednesday appealed to the people of Marawi for patience, saying it was trying to expedite the reconstruction of their city and the restoration of normality to their lives, which they had been spending in shelters or temporary homes...5/24/2018: NEWS: DU30 TO MARK CITY LIBERATIONNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=6&article=a7ab9a16-5631-469c-bb9b-d2146bb0a882&key=%2fc385dRSoZ9BzpZcnI8UrA%3d%3d&feed=rssPresident Duterte will visit Marawi City on the first anniversary of its liberation by government forces from terrorists in October.&nbsp;“We will go on the liberation of Marawi not [at] the start of the siege [on May 23]. Whyhonor [the anniversary of the...5/24/2018: NEWS: House minority nixes impeachment bid versus anti-Sereno SC justicesNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=7&article=b88a8ef4-01b6-43f8-b4e9-1f72c2641504&key=ZzvtqxS73qUEZZIuOUtlSw%3d%3d&feed=rssThe House of Representatives’ duly recognized minority bloc will not join the opposition’s plan to seek the impeachment of the eight Supreme Court justices who voted to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.&nbsp;In a press briefing, Senior Deputy...5/24/2018: NEWS: DU30 DAUGHTER KITTY, GRANDCHILDREN GOT DENGVAXIA SHOTS, SAYS BONG GONEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=7&article=bdcc33da-0c35-4698-b708-76ffbaffa133&key=UnI%2f2fHmKxiLtffs1%2boAjQ%3d%3d&feed=rssThe President’s daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte and the two children of resigned Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte were inoculated with the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine, according to Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go.&nbsp;Go...5/24/2018: NEWS: JORDAN DONATES 2 ATTACK HELICOPTERSNEWShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=7&article=03738ab1-6b41-4596-87f0-ba846763827b&key=pmYDezAFXVEm5oHvOHxrIA%3d%3d&feed=rssThe Philippines has accepted Jordan’s donation of two refurbished Cobra attack helicopters, President Duterte said.&nbsp;The President, in a speech during the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Navy on Tuesday, said National Security Adviser Hermogenes...5/24/2018: METRO: FIRM OPERATING LRT1 STRESSES NEED FOR CAVITE EXTENSION LINEMETROhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=8&article=b45bba57-c41c-41a0-9005-86f17a7de1c5&key=UNN%2fBabMsqrDLvRH5yTs1A%3d%3d&feed=rss@miguelrcamusINQ The operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1), one of three elevated railways systems in Metro Manila, underscored the need to start work on a crucial extension line to Cavite province.&nbsp;Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), backed by...5/24/2018: METRO: RETALIATION FOR DRUG RAIDS SEEN IN COP’S SLAY IN ANTIPOLOMETROhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=8&article=5ea60357-69af-4246-b587-e456a22c5fc3&key=hwfOr3mG9SeqevcF8xHCjw%3d%3d&feed=rssInvestigators are looking into the possibility that the Camp Crame-based policeman shot dead in Antipolo City, Rizal province on May 20 was killed in retaliation for the series of drug raids conducted in the area where he used to live.&nbsp;This angle came...5/24/2018: METRO: Need cops? Got a complaint? ‘Isumbong mo kay Picoy’METROhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=8&article=1c1cb6e8-22b7-4df4-bf01-6f3c7b35933d&key=6IVnJUs%2fHcJWfrxnNhhzOw%3d%3d&feed=rssThe chief of the Metro Manila police has opened a Facebook account which residents can use as a hotline to report any criminal activity. Just last week, a woman victimized by a serial car thief got her vehicle back after she sent a private message to...5/24/2018: METRO: Taguig ‘shabu’ peddler jailed in 2003 busted againMETROhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=8&article=9832bfde-0981-4022-b2aa-2ca09e8e448f&key=0Xd%2fcUVBl2Z8KoR9slUaNQ%3d%3d&feed=rssAround P680,000 worth of high-grade “shabu” or crystal meth was seized from a woman during a drug bust in Taytay, Rizal, on Tuesday night. Marlyn Datalio, a resident of Bicutan, Taguig City, was arrested after selling around P200,000 worth of illegal...5/24/2018: METRO: DID YOUKNOWMETROhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=8&article=27b3b785-a035-44a6-b3b6-447a364c88e6&key=SpqJBhU4iEVq%2fSTaKPHUPA%3d%3d&feed=rssToday, May 24, is the 147th birth anniversary of Susana Revilla, one of the pioneer educators in the country. Born in 1871 in Santa Cruz, Manila, she was only 16 when she obtained authority to teach from the municipal school run by the Hermanas de...5/24/2018: REGIONS: COAspots red flags in Davao transactionsREGIONShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=10&article=459f7e9e-91be-4395-bdb9-06e8bac8344f&key=FtNCf9EGLfH5BeXpidp88g%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="The Commission on Audit (COA) questioned some P569.86-million worth of inventories and transactions recorded in the book of accounts of Davao City last year reportedly because of improper record keeping and lack of supporting documents.&nbsp;In its 2017..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=b4ad238e-1a89-4db1-b3ae-fed8b9bb2fe7&scale=18&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=2q%2bV5tZpERYOmTGJaA8hsw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>The Commission on Audit (COA) questioned some P569.86-million worth of inventories and transactions recorded in the book of accounts of Davao City last year reportedly because of improper record keeping and lack of supporting documents.&nbsp;In its 2017...5/24/2018: REGIONS: BISHOP CONDEMNS MOCKERY OF SLAIN CAGAYAN PRIESTREGIONShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=10&article=5f3bf2ec-4d3d-4993-8a3a-a587faec3650&key=KV6w48QFFy2Q9d20pvPbaw%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has condemned the public mockery of murdered Cagayan priest, Fr. Mark Anthony Ventura, saying it has hurt the family and friends the priest left behind.&nbsp;“Vulgarity has taken another twist—to mock the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=f3b19520-ffeb-4453-9433-000f95dc8a11&scale=121&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=osdH0cNLLMqIuuFGMG%2fMjg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has condemned the public mockery of murdered Cagayan priest, Fr. Mark Anthony Ventura, saying it has hurt the family and friends the priest left behind.&nbsp;“Vulgarity has taken another twist—to mock the...5/24/2018: REGIONS: GUIMARAS SITE CLOSES DOOR TO TOURISTSREGIONShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=10&article=aac4bcd4-e26b-41eb-a7f5-22f45406c7ff&key=DVc4keZFVQivS1w4OzCWJA%3d%3d&feed=rssILOILO CITY— Another top tourism site in Western Visayas region is taking a breather from visitors, taking a cue from Boracay Island in Aklan province which was shut down for a sixmonth environmental rehabilitation.&nbsp;The Igang Marine Station in Nueva...5/24/2018: REGIONS: IN METRO NAGA, HAILING CAB, TRIKE NOW AN APP AWAYREGIONShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=10&article=1be12a5f-1932-4049-8931-740329f4b48e&key=0BXEkn1BSjJgeaLqZI4jNg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="NAGA CITY— Hailing a cab and electric tricycle (e-trike) is now an app (mobile phone application) away as the taxi-booking firm, Grab Philippines, started its operation in Metro Naga, comprising nine towns of Camarines Sur province and this city, on..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=bc8d034a-8cd7-44a9-a69a-2b99bb40efbc&scale=121&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=oNP72wzHaRpw8dZ7Agwgsw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>NAGA CITY— Hailing a cab and electric tricycle (e-trike) is now an app (mobile phone application) away as the taxi-booking firm, Grab Philippines, started its operation in Metro Naga, comprising nine towns of Camarines Sur province and this city, on...5/24/2018: WORLD: Trump casts doubt on meet with KimWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=265ef874-76cf-4441-8231-6829bfc12dbb&key=IooSM%2f5lw0SdvjTNE3%2bXJQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="WASHINGTON— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast doubt that his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jongun would take place as planned in Singapore on June 12.&nbsp;“There’s a very substantial chance…it won’t work out. And that’s OK,” Trump after..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=6a1cb845-f3cb-48bc-a43f-410bc82c99b2&scale=58&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=CKnE%2fyzcg9NGwsLyBSJZog%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>WASHINGTON— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast doubt that his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jongun would take place as planned in Singapore on June 12.&nbsp;“There’s a very substantial chance…it won’t work out. And that’s OK,” Trump after...5/24/2018: WORLD: MALAYSIA’S DEBT HITS 65% OF NAT’L PRODUCTION, MAHATHIR SAYSWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=d5f4b381-3f08-4f2f-a989-9420de26740c&key=Oc2xHe3%2f8DQFW1luNjaH6Q%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="KUALA LUMPUR— Contrary to former declarations of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, Malaysia’s national debt has reached 65 percent of the GDP, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday.&nbsp;“I’ve been informed that our debt is actually 1..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=cbd59482-0102-4573-9ea5-665fe172aa6f&scale=58&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=cLyaV70TX2rgnTRKz78sBg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>KUALA LUMPUR— Contrary to former declarations of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, Malaysia’s national debt has reached 65 percent of the GDP, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday.&nbsp;“I’ve been informed that our debt is actually 1...5/24/2018: WORLD: VENEZUELA EXPELS US ENVOYS AS EUROPE EYES SANCTIONS OVER POLLSWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=f3dc66b2-efb5-40d6-9007-0a92c5788c39&key=Sqpn0aUAxnqqPfDBbup2Eg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="CARACAS— Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of two top US diplomats in Caracas in retaliation for new sanctions over Venezuela’s widely condemned election.&nbsp;Maduro won reelection but the European Union said in Brussels..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=ff449009-741c-4833-879f-e03a99e155b3&scale=58&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=6H0ZJDZr12bfpoQhH%2bBExQ%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>CARACAS— Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of two top US diplomats in Caracas in retaliation for new sanctions over Venezuela’s widely condemned election.&nbsp;Maduro won reelection but the European Union said in Brussels...5/24/2018: WORLD: GOSPELWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=8ef1a438-99b0-4a11-bea7-1e7ee778c0e5&key=oKvvWMIV18LoCkAQkhIjjQ%3d%3d&feed=rssMay 24, 2018 (Thursday) 7th Week in Ordinary Time Psalter: Week 3/(Green) Ps 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20 Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs! 1st Reading: Jas 5:1-6&nbsp;Gospel: Mk 9:41-50&nbsp;If anyone gives you a drink of...5/24/2018: WORLD: Jet Li all well and good, manager saysWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=b22639ec-8813-45a5-ad7c-4015eafce501&key=rIDyauWdzSXEq9srdMwnOg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="HONGKONG— The agent of former wushu champion and actor Jet Li described as “sensationalism” news reports that the health of the popular martial artist was deteriorating. “It would be nice if people wouldn’t make something out of nothing,” Li’s manager,..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=fed22573-3837-49f5-ac55-3017b3c6dd2d&scale=65&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=NtH%2fgNgmAO%2bZ22n77fULwA%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>HONGKONG— The agent of former wushu champion and actor Jet Li described as “sensationalism” news reports that the health of the popular martial artist was deteriorating. “It would be nice if people wouldn’t make something out of nothing,” Li’s manager,...5/24/2018: WORLD: 46.1WORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=6370e25f-d91e-43ab-a8c9-b9c8d102e343&key=3vUMxlSTk50522GTrhDt4Q%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Percentage of voter turnout of the Venezuelan elections that is now being questioned" src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=fc7647f8-12e7-4f41-9636-bf54e8394f24&scale=103&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=st9ehqp6I2xunEoGE8YQjg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Percentage of voter turnout of the Venezuelan elections that is now being questioned5/24/2018: WORLD: Author Philip Roth dies at 85WORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=93f27e2c-a142-4a23-a56c-5e6c2e380b9c&key=5av4pNTfUEU%2fz9eTEtW%2bcg%3d%3d&feed=rssNEWYORK— Author Philip Roth, best known for his 1969 novel “Portnoy’s Complaint,” died on Tuesday at the age of 85. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the author died in New York City at 10:30 p.m. local time of congestive heart failure. Roth wrote more...5/24/2018: WORLD: Chilean Catholic Church suspends 14 priestsWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=ed17d325-a387-4b93-aafd-2851d1884dbd&key=4vPH5X71Pb0SKoVU8moqmg%3d%3d&feed=rssSANTIAGO— Catholic Church authorities in the Chilean city of Rancagua on Tuesday suspended 14 priests while they were being investigated for “improper conduct.” The suspensions were announced days after the country’s bishops all offered to resign over...5/24/2018: WORLD: 251.67BWORLDhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=11&article=44aba66e-6a71-49ab-b085-f876c0765576&key=DZIGlRjSne64jnqiI%2bbDeQ%3d%3d&feed=rssNational debt in US dollars of Malaysia, or around 65% of the country’s GDP5/24/2018: OPINION: Dengvaxia’s aftermathOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=12&article=0d3c391d-dc51-4f31-b642-f2d458c19f20&key=BUW2fF%2byRTuB5p8ohEWlJw%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Ihope medical populists like Persida Acosta realize how much damage they have wrought upon the health sector, and the Filipino people at large. For decades, health officials—from the Department of Health to local government units—have labored to build..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=25fe19cb-2ec8-4636-8f7e-a88bce54528b&scale=125&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=SLdIflseQRghPBL1u43KkA%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Ihope medical populists like Persida Acosta realize how much damage they have wrought upon the health sector, and the Filipino people at large. For decades, health officials—from the Department of Health to local government units—have labored to build...5/24/2018: OPINION: Why climate change is a human rights issueOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=12&article=92d81ea4-179e-4d69-8b21-9605d6dcfdfe&key=7WWHYxS1RwVjIUsT%2bSXKzQ%3d%3d&feed=rssRenato “Ka Rene” Bornilla, the president of Block 456 Homeowners Association in Barangay Nangka, Marikina, and a labor union organizer of the Workers for People’s Liberation, was restless on the night of May 10, his eyes red and sad. Hewas obviously in...5/24/2018: OPINION: Serial sexismOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=12&article=aef70031-85c4-4293-81a8-29292843a076&key=zFyelBkFHBgUVndbK%2fFtpw%3d%3d&feed=rssNews that Filipino women have banded together to protest President Duterte’s most recent pronouncement demeaning women comes as a belated, but no less welcome, response to what comes across as an appalling lack of sensitivity in a national leader. The...5/24/2018: OPINION: The meaning of being lonelyOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=13&article=33415e0b-5aee-4fe8-96dc-7acc27b0a7bc&key=gXu4jz7DbJaFOGtC6tzjEA%3d%3d&feed=rssIrecently attended a wedding. As most of these ceremonies go, the trimmings were all there, including the always self-indulgent and romantically unapologetic same-day-edit video. The wedding industry has perfected the formula of having guests tear up...5/24/2018: OPINION: Keep the TRAIN rollingOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=13&article=e2d09e96-9190-4ec0-aa2c-92de9f38d636&key=X0uXbGh%2btGiJukynZvV7JQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Last week I raised the urgency of getting TRAIN 2 through Congress. This week let’s discuss a couple of the points. But let me first make an impassioned appeal.&nbsp;Congress, we need replacement funds. I beg you, as a start, to allow the value-added tax..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=c78fa699-68e8-4376-a4d2-e806f47c91e1&scale=128&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=LsLiQoI8kXS2TO81Fz6VHw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Last week I raised the urgency of getting TRAIN 2 through Congress. This week let’s discuss a couple of the points. But let me first make an impassioned appeal.&nbsp;Congress, we need replacement funds. I beg you, as a start, to allow the value-added tax...5/24/2018: OPINION: Manila Bay a toilet bowlOPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=13&article=235a55d6-ad7e-430c-9899-1b531bab8d3a&key=5KHBPJohLxafmyHY%2fysZdw%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="If you take a second look at Manila Bay on the map, its shape is somewhat like that of a urinal. No, a toilet bowl, insists lawyer and environmental activist Antonio Oposa Jr. It is a toilet bowl that has not been flushed, he adds. It is a toilet bowl..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=d3a469fd-4895-4d0f-b814-716df514b9c2&scale=146&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=eNnh7VtOPVW%2f0lVnfUF39A%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>If you take a second look at Manila Bay on the map, its shape is somewhat like that of a urinal. No, a toilet bowl, insists lawyer and environmental activist Antonio Oposa Jr. It is a toilet bowl that has not been flushed, he adds. It is a toilet bowl...5/24/2018: OPINION: What, me worry?OPINIONhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=13&article=78d1f375-55f7-49e5-8e3a-0d6da120577f&key=N2BEodTr2RaoFcO8yMk%2fPg%3d%3d&feed=rssAcouple of dudes—statisticians, actually—got sick and tired of hearing people worrying about one thing or another and decided to look deeper into the matter. What do people commonly worry about? Are all they worry about worth worrying about? The dudes...5/24/2018: LETTERS: The Leaders in the Auction Industry and Financing Sector Forge Stronger TiesLETTERShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=14&article=45e0c0f4-7791-472d-9d02-de1689f9bd70&key=6UA%2fpFY9jckx5hWM7zvWGg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Seated from left: Ms. Miwa Kurihara, vice president Credit Evaluation Department ORIX Corporation; Ms. Junko Kanazawa, managing director, Credit Evaluation Department and Investment Evaluation Department, ORIX Corporation. Standing from left: Mr...." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=8fc87e01-ecff-45fd-af0e-be9f20b63609&scale=41&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=riE6odUj0RTBEi9wHC2EJQ%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Seated from left: Ms. Miwa Kurihara, vice president Credit Evaluation Department ORIX Corporation; Ms. Junko Kanazawa, managing director, Credit Evaluation Department and Investment Evaluation Department, ORIX Corporation. Standing from left: Mr....5/24/2018: LETTERS: VOICE IN THE WILDERNESSLETTERShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=14&article=f7f361c0-e8e7-4508-9650-b2def6bcedfc&key=iISbfATuIrV8esTWKnHPmQ%3d%3d&feed=rssRetired chief magistrate Hilario Davide Jr. was reported in the Inquirer to have opined that the eight justices of the Supreme Court who voted to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno through the quo warranto petition may be “impeached for culpable...5/24/2018: LETTERS: CALLING ON CHINALETTERShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=14&article=f27ec027-5940-44c4-8e9f-a1a1b2e6fc2f&key=MOCst%2bKO2m0pWbhLQwQXJQ%3d%3d&feed=rssChina really has no shame in militarizing the West Philippine Sea despite the July 2016 ruling of the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, acting as if the disputed territory is rightfully theirs.&nbsp;I keep on wondering what could probably be...5/24/2018: LETTERS: JUSTICES SHOULD FEEL PUBLIC PULSELETTERShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=14&article=46c174f1-5164-4060-9c47-e641928a7396&key=H%2bpDQihBl1FGzbgEixdquQ%3d%3d&feed=rssSupreme Court justices are looked up to as erudite, learned, almost infallible. Any decision rendered by them is supposed to have passed judicious and prudent scrutiny such that people simply have to accept its wisdom hook, line and sinker.&nbsp;However,...5/24/2018: SPORTS: From fan to champSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=aa606a3d-b928-448b-bda5-66a19c2d9b16&key=LiDI89rYwwhf6rvQ2YlSZA%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="BAGUIO— With dogged determination in conquering a truly daunting task, El Joshua Cari&#241;o changed his stars in the Le Tour de Filipinas Wednesday.&nbsp;From fan to champion in four years, that’s what Cari&#241;o is now after finishing a fighting third in the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=084fdb21-4709-405d-afcb-7ee0e5723457&scale=30&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=842DOaA832XziuQUSbDyyw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>BAGUIO— With dogged determination in conquering a truly daunting task, El Joshua Cari&#241;o changed his stars in the Le Tour de Filipinas Wednesday.&nbsp;From fan to champion in four years, that’s what Cari&#241;o is now after finishing a fighting third in the...5/24/2018: SPORTS: BLAZERS PULL OUT ROUGH WIN OVER TIGERSSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=c61cb0b2-e197-4670-9472-c8c9023c212e&key=Op059BPHzZIdIkz%2biA6y6w%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="College of St. Benilde got exactly the kind of game it needed—and the positive result to boot—in a physical 99-87 victory over University of Santo Tomas in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup on Tuesday.&nbsp;Tempers flared and players were ejected as the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=30a098b0-29dd-4729-9136-349db1917604&scale=72&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=f1W4r3j322dufayoogwzQg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>College of St. Benilde got exactly the kind of game it needed—and the positive result to boot—in a physical 99-87 victory over University of Santo Tomas in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup on Tuesday.&nbsp;Tempers flared and players were ejected as the...5/24/2018: SPORTS: SIDE-EVENTS SPICE UP ALL-STAR BATANGAS STOPSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=b439ae51-c926-42be-98fd-4233fcaf2e3f&key=pKr9IQr1gkmNMugH%2fZNDrg%3d%3d&feed=rssThe cream of the PBA dead shots and dunk artists are all set to wow the crowd on Friday at Batangas City Coliseum.&nbsp;Also in store for the fans in Batangas is a rare moment where PBA big men take part in the Obstacle Challenge—a skills event usually...5/24/2018: SPORTS: BALIPURE BREWS PERFECT MIX TO TURN BACK BANKO-PERLASSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=db879d58-b024-4920-bac7-0da222b5ab8f&key=%2bRzQQn4OBWziAip1UeNouw%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="BaliPure-National University is slowly getting the right blend with its young local crew and its foreign players. On Wednesday night it, struck a mix potent enough to thwart veteranladen BanKo-Perlas, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 32-30, and take a share of the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=f589e997-cadf-48f5-8c17-2ba0f937b0b1&scale=73&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=eVyd2OdI4MUpL4nuWw4ajA%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>BaliPure-National University is slowly getting the right blend with its young local crew and its foreign players. On Wednesday night it, struck a mix potent enough to thwart veteranladen BanKo-Perlas, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 32-30, and take a share of the...5/24/2018: SPORTS: BALASABAS SLOWS DOWN IN FINAL HOLE, SETTLES FOR TIE WITH 3 OTHERSSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=cd73b1c7-546f-43fd-b8bc-25833ae5655a&key=P4igFFBfpaStOP3lRblhSg%3d%3d&feed=rssJessie Balasabas lost steam in the closing hole on a scorchinghot Wednesday afternoon and dropped into a four-way tie for the lead after settling for a fiveunder-par 67 at the start of the Philippine Masters at tree-lined Villamor in Pasay.&nbsp;The...5/24/2018: SPORTS: LOCAL SQUAD BAGS 14 GOLDS; CHICANO, KILGROE RULE TRIATHLONSPORTShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=15&article=00ab55d4-a30b-42ce-b2c1-8d98b0d2c913&key=UyYRrXVqY9qr5GedRjFEOQ%3d%3d&feed=rssCEBU CITY— On a day that the home team made a spirited charge, national team members John Chicano and Kim Kilgroe ruled the triathlon competition of the Philippine National Games on Wednesday.&nbsp;The 21-year old Chicano captured the gold medal in the...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: Gov’t underspending continuesBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=17&article=2014ec55-9f09-4531-bbe8-080aab76cbfc&key=nJ%2bBtoEjPORVsbMMmkSZvg%3d%3d&feed=rssThe government continued to underspend during the first four months of the year, resulting in a below-program budget deficit of P115.9 billion as of April.&nbsp;Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday that the end-April deficit was...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: LBC & GO NEGOSYO PARTNERSHIPBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=17&article=e253fa1b-71ec-4b57-b596-3b8834b926d9&key=b9C0TNmMyR0D7hN0Qrqf3g%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="LBC Express, Inc. CEO Santiago G. Araneta (right) and Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship, GoNegosyo founder and Asean BAC Philippines Chair Joey Concepcion renew the partnership between the two companies to create programs and initiatives in..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=7ae782d8-2c35-469f-bc0e-0ee68342cb15&scale=62&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=0DFgHNXsdWAqgb28G8jP%2bg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>LBC Express, Inc. CEO Santiago G. Araneta (right) and Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship, GoNegosyo founder and Asean BAC Philippines Chair Joey Concepcion renew the partnership between the two companies to create programs and initiatives in...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: AYALA UNIT BUYS STAKE IN AUSSIE POWER FIRMBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=17&article=ced9a7fb-5fd2-411a-9954-1a0178721396&key=4RWHUGshzy3VnEIA5%2fUu1w%3d%3d&feed=rssThe country’s oldest business house Ayala Corp. is debuting in Australia’s renewable energy space through a joint venture with international renewable energy developer UPC Renewables on a 4,600-megawatt (MW) energy portfolio in the continent.&nbsp;Through...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: STOCKS DOWN ON EXTERNAL JITTERSBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=18&article=2250ef57-42fe-41b1-b337-c42aacb18af5&key=36WK%2bhn0XPNd7YbKs4uGgA%3d%3d&feed=rssThe local stock barometer tumbled to the 7,500 level on Wednesday as jitters over a historic USNorth Korean summit and the freefall of the Turkish currency spooked regional markets.&nbsp;The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 85.73 points or...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: Life or death for coco levyBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=19&article=bc2fd1cf-0419-4f80-9a58-d89789ecc6e6&key=xfsHF0GB9p0q9iKY%2fvo%2fcw%3d%3d&feed=rssCoconut farmer leaders believe that next week’s Congress bicameral committee meeting on the coco levy will decide the life or death of a levy beneficial to them. This amounts to about P100 billion, collected largely from small coconut farmers from 1972...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: Banks not too keen on Bangko Sentral’s term deposit facilityBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=19&article=49abc003-4e08-416f-95ae-9f10247cb023&key=WJqq5G19SioCjgJfNwwriw%3d%3d&feed=rssThe central bank’s bid to put a firmer lid on the inflation rate —by siphoning off more idle pesos from the local economy —was met with lukewarm reception by financial institutions which were unimpressed by the regulator’s willingness to pay more for...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: PH BANK INTRODUCES DIGITAL MONEYBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=19&article=92f63801-29bd-4dc4-9bdf-28ebbbc99337&key=eMbj%2b7YRpIUcGUJkVicnjQ%3d%3d&feed=rssYuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has launched the Philippines’ first-of-its-kind digital money called e-Piso.&nbsp;The move seeks to “revolutionize” day-to-day commerce by converting the local currency into a digital asset that can be used as a...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: PAYMAYA TIES UP WITH DRUGSTORE CHAINBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=19&article=0305d141-ed13-45bf-b98f-75327af5f0d5&key=FmuiPWqCaX24KS4iWUCb5Q%3d%3d&feed=rssThe PayMaya mobile wallet, backed by a unit of PLDT Inc., announced a tie-up with drugstore chain Rose Pharmacy, the latest in an aggressive effort to roll out its QR payments platform.&nbsp;PayMaya said customers would be able to use the PayMaya mobile...5/24/2018: BUSINESS: AIR ASIA PASSENGER VOLUME UPBUSINESShttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=19&article=558349a9-c9d7-419a-982f-fa7145082892&key=DaJm895U1nl%2flqaDgayYsQ%3d%3d&feed=rssPhilippines Air Asia saw passenger volume surge in the first quarter of 2018 as it expanded its fleet and openednewroutes out of Clark International Airport in Pampanga.&nbsp;The airline, a part of Malaysia’s Air Asia Group, carried 1.61 million passengers...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: The Corner Market—first indoor farmer’s market with food hallLIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=22&article=6cbcf540-c5fc-459c-824e-b1014c9074b1&key=r%2f5ni8CeZ9GgZcj5yCFqbQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="The Corner Market, the country’s first-ever indoor farmer’s market and food hall, is now open on the second level of The Podium. Inspired by La Boqueria in Barcelona, the Torvehallerne Market in Copenhagen and the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne,..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=44a0581a-0092-41cf-82fe-71d47aa482f3&scale=23&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=K98K5nmw8NZ8kml7kCWhvA%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>The Corner Market, the country’s first-ever indoor farmer’s market and food hall, is now open on the second level of The Podium. Inspired by La Boqueria in Barcelona, the Torvehallerne Market in Copenhagen and the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne,...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: What I learned at Bellini’s in CubaoLIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=22&article=7aeac27f-9a7e-4d09-8da7-9e8d56d7fe20&key=LA%2f%2b%2fiaTdBieoB5CJXP2tQ%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="My knowledge of pasta when I was younger was so limited that you could serve me any kind and I’d accept it. Apart from spaghetti and carbonara (which my mom had in her cookbook), I knew nothing more.&nbsp;Then I heard about Bellini’s, a restaurant in Cubao..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=7113f84d-58ac-40ee-a0fd-20d4f467223d&scale=141&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=%2bqagqmOg%2bKgr3R%2b3xtZtvw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>My knowledge of pasta when I was younger was so limited that you could serve me any kind and I’d accept it. Apart from spaghetti and carbonara (which my mom had in her cookbook), I knew nothing more.&nbsp;Then I heard about Bellini’s, a restaurant in Cubao...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: Spanish-cuisine find in mall food courtLIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=22&article=1cabca5a-5caa-4498-a421-dca3c68c4384&key=E1nGkxs52B6M9TuwJEru4A%3d%3d&feed=rssWe have a restaurateur friend who finds new and interesting places for us to try. Her recent discovery is an outlet in a mall that serves food rarely found in such places.&nbsp;Rico Rico is at Food on Four, the food court on the fourth floor of SM Aura...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: At Poblacion, a first—the bar equivalent of a farm-to-table restaurantLIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=23&article=aace4014-f815-44f2-bd53-745db8f215ac&key=klJLOJIcINBWwusZpUe6hw%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Kalel Demetrio is on to something big. After serving as consultant for bars and restaurants in Cebu, Bicol, Bacolod, Palawan and Manila, he opened his own watering hole in hip and happening Poblacion, Makati.&nbsp;On the second floor of a new building at..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=a699c6db-b945-4a59-aa11-581c2e276f17&scale=58&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=tV6NrOpVrTV%2b4ydwNaejDw%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Kalel Demetrio is on to something big. After serving as consultant for bars and restaurants in Cebu, Bicol, Bacolod, Palawan and Manila, he opened his own watering hole in hip and happening Poblacion, Makati.&nbsp;On the second floor of a new building at...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: CROSSWORD PUZZLE |LIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=23&article=73d3cc05-4086-43f0-995a-67cfdcfb6f6c&key=%2fwjzmui5EXbf7Flz0nKZrA%3d%3d&feed=rssACROSS&nbsp;1 Outdated 6 Calf-length dresses 11 Streaming alternative 14 Let up 15 Hacienda material 16 Crew’s control? 17 High-end eye makeup? 19 Hollywood SFX 20 Part of a process 21 “Pomp and Circumstance” composer 22 Concert souvenir 23 First words of...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: HOROSCOPE |LIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=23&article=85d32d4d-0e8d-4f3d-805c-d5c2ad1238c9&key=%2bOpy%2f7qiUJgk4uC4yQ1%2fAw%3d%3d&feed=rssYOUBORNTODAYYou are intelligent and verbally clever. You are impulsive, and suddenly might take a trip. This year it&#39;s time to simplify your life and build solid foundations. Channel your energy in one direction. Exercise is important. Take up yoga,...5/24/2018: LIFESTYLE: CONCEPTIS SUDOKU |LIFESTYLEhttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=23&article=0e7c4fa0-3fb3-427e-bdd5-dc9b48690b0a&key=HTN7a8J7wEwc6m4znGZq8g%3d%3d&feed=rssHOWTO PLAY SUDOKU&nbsp;Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Tips and program at www.sudoku.com5/24/2018: ENTERTAINMENT: Promoting PH in cinema’s beloved New York train stationENTERTAINMENThttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=24&article=78ba2028-1df9-4948-9923-685a78d38c2c&key=Uvh6kBFhCFzfdieMor46dg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="LOS ANGELES— On a recent Friday afternoon, we found ourselves talking about the Philippines as a filming location for international TV and movie productions, among other topics, in one hall of the majestic Grand Central Terminal in New York. It was all..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=1c3fc50f-7f7f-4e32-ba91-772c8fb33b91&scale=58&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=S9yULq1D8zfye7gRTp151A%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>LOS ANGELES— On a recent Friday afternoon, we found ourselves talking about the Philippines as a filming location for international TV and movie productions, among other topics, in one hall of the majestic Grand Central Terminal in New York. It was all...5/24/2018: ENTERTAINMENT: Random thoughtsENTERTAINMENThttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=25&article=6a57cef4-e0ac-46c6-8b23-b1aba05d506e&key=5K37VgIjf6c%2bD2g2JAQxFA%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="NEW YORK— Awards season is in full swing in this merry month of May, and our show in the sandbox is a contender for a few major prizes.&nbsp;So far we’ve had the Drama League and the Chita Rivera Awards. The league nominates the outstanding shows of the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=bebda753-7c4f-4c8e-aaf2-d0d2c037c084&scale=120&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=qWpXiuUWfCWBXTlkHUjm1w%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>NEW YORK— Awards season is in full swing in this merry month of May, and our show in the sandbox is a contender for a few major prizes.&nbsp;So far we’ve had the Drama League and the Chita Rivera Awards. The league nominates the outstanding shows of the...5/24/2018: ENTERTAINMENT: ‘DEADPOOL 2’ TOPPLES ‘AVENGERS’ENTERTAINMENThttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=25&article=c13d1f84-b0c5-447f-b13f-ef59195bc9a7&key=J%2fREUyacQ767bioJFumYmQ%3d%3d&feed=rssLOS ANGELES— Another weekend, another $100-million-plus superhero opening: This time it was 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2,” with a $125.5-million take in North American theaters and a huge debut overseas, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said on...5/24/2018: ENTERTAINMENT: Method to Steven Spielberg’s madness–and magicENTERTAINMENThttp://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=11092018052400000000001001&page=26&article=06c7aa88-8751-4ac7-836d-c39f11d463b4&key=QPZ5mES8DnDcQNTykT8XMg%3d%3d&feed=rss<br/><img alt="" title="Steven Spielberg was only 13 years old when he realized he wanted to pursue a career in filmmaking. But, at 16, he almost gave up on his dream when he saw David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” and was blown away by its intimidating cinematic beauty and the..." src="https://cdn-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionguid=2755c5ef-47ab-482e-98e6-dcc03b1af0fd&scale=37&file=11092018052400000000001001&regionKey=EAYH5HJo36SguZAU2mKHyg%3d%3d" width="160" style="float:left; margin-right:20px"/>Steven Spielberg was only 13 years old when he realized he wanted to pursue a career in filmmaking. But, at 16, he almost gave up on his dream when he saw David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” and was blown away by its intimidating cinematic beauty and the...